The endangered dusky gopher frog, gopher tortoise, and many other threatened species in Mississippi depend on each other to survive. The rare species make their home inside the Desoto National Forest. Thanks to new funds from the National Fish and…
Since 1993, participants in the Making Strides against Breast Cancer program have helped raise more than $800 million to create a world free from breast cancer. Twenty-two men on the Gulf Coast are taking a stand in this year’s Real…
An update to a story we brought you about the vandalized foundations of the old POW camp inside the Desoto National Forest in Harrison County. Officials tell us they’re working to clean up where visitors sprayed graffiti. The old ammunition…
With all the recent controversy surrounding Confederate monuments around the U.S., Beauvoir says they are sticking to a statement made by Executive Director Dr. Tom Payne in June. The statement says in part: “The attack on monuments related to the…
Many new and exciting projects are in the works in Biloxi. One of those projects is the return of a passenger rail service. News 25’s Shelby Myers is at Biloxi City Hall with more.
Since 1993 participants in the Making Strides against Breast Cancer program have helped raise more than $800 million to create a world free from breast cancer. News 25’s Tanner Stewart joins us at the Rack House in Gulfport at this…
Residents have a chance to speak their minds about the Mississippi Phosphate Plant in Pascagoula. Tonight, the Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a public meeting to explain the process of getting Mississippi Phosphates on the superfund national priorities list. News…
Huntington Ingalls Industries will pay over nine million dollars to settle a lawsuit for over-billing the government for labor on Navy and Coast Guard ships built in its Pascagoula shipyard. The Department of Justice says that $7.9 million will be…
With all the fakes floating around the internet, you’ll want to make sure to get proper, NASA approved, eye protection for the solar eclipse. If you’re wondering where you can find them on the Coast head on over to Edgewater…
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors is set to approve several locations to hold meetings with solid waste providers. The community meetings include officials from the Harrison County Utility Authority, Team Waste, and Pelican Waste. This allows the opportunity for…
It takes a village is the tagline for the hosts of the inaugural Black Entrepreneur Expo, the Melanin Village in Gulfport. The Melanin Village is a group of three African American veterans who want to help showcase the black entrepreneurs…
Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich is taking a swing at bringing the Cuban National Baseball team to Biloxi. Mayor Gilich takes off for Havana, Cuba tomorrow for a four day trip with four other Gulf Coast locals. Mayor Gilich and Biloxi’s…
Moss Point police are currently investigating a shooting which occurred this past Friday near the intersection of Frederick and Carroll Street. Around 10 p.m. Moss Point police received calls of multiple gunshots and responded, locating several spent casings. Shortly after…
The D’Iberville Police Department is requesting help identifying the suspect involved in a late night armed robbery yesterday. Captain Marty Griffin says officers responded to the Dollar General store located on Lemoyne Boulevard around 10:30 last night. Witnesses stated a…
News 25’s Hanks Davis interviews Maridee Mallette about the adoption, and foster care for pets. With a coming up event on Friday 8/18/2017 at downtown Pascagoula. Make sure to come visit Jackson Animal Shelter at 4400 Audubon Ln, Gautier, MS…
One of the nation's largest military shipyards is paying $9.2 million back to the federal government in an overbilling settlement. The U.S. Justice Department announced the settlement Tuesday with Huntington Ingalls Industries. The Newport News, Virginia, company operates the 10,000-employee…
A special meeting called later this morning brings the topic of garbage, water, and sewer costs for residents in the city of Biloxi. News 25's Laurene Callander joins us live with more details.
A rare disease that survives in birds and mosquitoes has affected a rare horse in Ocean Springs. Penny the horse returned today after a nine day recovery at the George County Animal Hospital. The chocolate palomino was diagnosed with eastern…
The growing number of inmates and the increase of costs at the jail are causing problems for Harrison County officials. Conversation heated up at the Harrison County Board of Supervisors meeting earlier today when jail fees became the subject of…
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant is condemning the “extremist ideals of neo-Nazism or white supremacy” after the weekend of violence in Virginia. Bryant says that public safety officials are ready to protect Mississippi from that type of “cowardly terrorism. “ Mississippi…
It’s been a little over a month since House Bill 1322 went into effect which allows craft breweries in Mississippi to sell beer directly to consumers. Chandeleur Brewing Company in Gulfport is just one of the businesses that has benefited…
Six new cases of West Nile Virus bring the state’s total this year to 25. State Health Department officials say the death toll remains at one. The new cases were in Clay, Forrest, Hinds, Leake, Lowndes, and Rankin counties. Hinds…
Heavy rain means problems for people living at the O’Neal Road apartments in Gulfport. Long-time residents say floods have been an issue in the neighborhood for decades. It was more than just a little bit of water in the middle…
Eastern equine encephalitis, a rare disease caused by infected mosquitoes, has affected a horse in Ocean Springs near the high school. News 25’s Tanner Stewart takes to the Meadows Farm with the horse and his owner.